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DETROIT, July 28 /PRNewswire/ — Danialle Karmanos’ Work It Out (DKWIO), a dynamic not-for-profit program dedicated to the physical, mental and spiritual wellness of children, today announced that it will host its fourth-annual Get Fit Day in Detroit’s Campus Martius Park on July 30. Through holistic programming, Get Fit Day and DKWIO provide at-risk kids with the tools they need to make healthy choices.
“Childhood obesity is the most important public health issue today,” said Danialle Karmanos, Founder and Executive Director of DKWIO. “DKWIO strives to eliminate the staggering personal, economic and social costs of obesity by delivering inspiring and educational activities that help kids learn to make the choices they need to live well.”
Nearly 20 percent of American children between the ages of six and 19 years old are clinically obese. Among certain minority populations, childhood obesity is even more pronounced. These statistics are no surprise to parents, who recently ranked childhood obesity as their number one concern in a national poll conducted by the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital(1).
On Wednesday, July 30, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., DKWIO will continue its national campaign for healthy living by transforming Detroit’s Campus Martius Park into a lively, educational and engaging wellness festival for kids and families. Through exercise stations, educational sessions and more, Get Fit Day will provide children with experiential and learning opportunities that will help them make healthy choices.
Informational stations include health screenings, dental hygiene, Yoga, nutrition and others. Get Fit Day will also feature relay races, bungee runs and much more. Corporate partners include Detroit Medical Center, Compuware, Little Diablo and more.
“We hope to fill Campus Martius Park to capacity with kids and families interested in creating healthier lives,” continued Karmanos. “I encourage kids and families across the region to join us and learn first-hand about health and wellness in this fun, relaxed environment.”
About Danialle Karmanos’ Work It Out
Founded in 2005, Danialle Karmanos’ Work It Out (DKWIO) provides children — particularly at-risk children — and their families the tools, information and resources they need to make healthy choices. Through its uniquely structured approach and collaborative philosophy, DKWIO exponentially increases the power of kids and families to foster and maintain health in mind, in body and in spirit.
Press Contact
Jason Vines, 313-227-1400,
(1) C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health, Director: Matthew M. Davis, MD, MAPP; Associate Director: Sarah J. Clark, MPH
Danialle Karmanos’ Work It Out

CHENGDU, China, Aug. 21 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Tianyin Pharmaceutical, Co., Inc., (BULLETIN BOARD: TYNP) , a manufacturer and supplier of modernized traditional Chinese medicine (”TCM”) based in Chengdu, China, today announced that the Company will participate in Susquehanna Financial Group, LLLP’s Second Annual Beijing Management Summit on Wednesday, September 10, 2008. The Conference will be held on September 10-12, 2008 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Beijing.
The management will participate in meetings with analysts and investors throughout the day. Dr. Guoqing Jiang, Chairman and CEO, will present on the Company’s behalf, to discuss the Company’s current product portfolio, development pipeline, research and development platform, recent financial highlights and its long term growth strategy.
Participation in the Summit is by invitation only and the Company is honored to be part of such a prestigious event. For more information on the conference contact your Susquehanna Financial Group representative or visit .
About Susquehanna Financial Group, LLLP
Susquehanna International Group, LLP (SIG) is comprised of affiliated entities, including Susquehanna Financial Group, LLLP (SFG). Susquehanna Financial Group, LLLP operates as an institutional sale, research, and market making firm. SFG is a member of FINRA. The company offers solutions in listed, NASDAQ, exchange traded funds, options, program trading, and American depositary receipts. It is an institutional brokerage affiliate of Susquehanna International Group, LLP (SIG), and publishes and distributes SIG’s research. The company is based in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.
About Tianyin Pharmaceuticals
Tianyin is a manufacturer and supplier of modernized Traditional Chinese medicine (”TCM”) in China. It was established in 1994 and acquired by the current management team in August 2003. It has a comprehensive product portfolio of 32 modernized TCMs and 4 generic western medicines in the market, 22 of which are listed in the highly selective National medicine Catalog of the National Medical Insurance Program. Tianyin owns and operates two GMP manufacturing facilities and an R&D platform supported by leading Chinese academic institutions. The Company has a pipeline of 49 pharmaceutical products pending approval. Tianyin has an extensive nationwide distribution network throughout China with a sales force of 523 salespeople. Tianyin is headquartered in Chengdu, Sichuan Province with two manufacturing facilities and a total of 1,187 employees. Tianyin achieved revenue of $20.4 million and net income of $3.95 million in FY2007 ending June 30, 2007. For more information about Tianyin Pharmaceuticals, please visit .
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For more information, please contact:

For the Company:
Allen Tang, Ph.D., MBA, Assistant to the CEO
Tianyin Pharmaceutical, Co., Inc.
Tel: 86-158-2122-5642
Email:

Investors:
Alan Sheinwald
HC International, Inc.
Tel: 1-914-669-0222
Email:
Tianyin Pharmaceutical, Co.

SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 24 /PRNewswire/ — Are you an e-patient? Studies show that 80 percent of American Internet users go online for health information. Thanks to Web 2.0, e-patients now have even more ways to share personal health experiences, shop for health care and learn about advanced medical technologies. Go to and you’ll see one of the ways Sutter health is transforming how it communicates with patients through its interactive online “Report to Our Communities.”
“Having a fully online annual report isn’t yet a trend in health care, but digital information certainly is a trend and it makes sense for organizations to adapt to how people receive information today,” said Pat Fry, Sutter health president and CEO. “This is more than a digital brochure; it’s an interactive experience that allows visitors to view information about Sutter health when and how they want it.”
A key feature of Sutter Health’s “Report to Our Communities” is a series of compelling video stories of patients, community partners and employees. It also includes interactive Web pages where visitors can view Sutter Health’s advancements in clinical quality and patient safety, charity care and community partnerships, as well as financial information and vital statistics.
The demand for relevant and newsworthy Web 2.0 content is skyrocketing; YouTube and other video sharing sites are revolutionizing the way people seek and receive information online. According to the Pew Research Center, 57 percent of adult Internet users watch online videos.
“Sutter Health’s online videos allow visitors to see firsthand, through an entertaining format, how our focus on quality, investment in patient safety and dedication to convenient access truly benefit our patients and communities,” added Fry. “Traditional paper annual reports also consume tens of thousands of sheets of paper. Our online approach conserves natural resources and has helped us to preserve nearly a dozen trees.”
Here’s a snapshot of what you can see at
Life Saving EHR Technology
Julie’s story — “Sutter’s EHR saved my life.”
Julie Alvarez was getting a routine physical before her scheduled back surgery when an alert popped up on her electronic health record (EHR) — she was due for her first mammogram. Although eager to get her back surgery done, she made an appointment for the screening. The mammogram results were stunning — Julie had breast cancer. Watch Julie’s story ().
Convenient Access to Quality Care
Joan’s story — “I can’t think of anything else, except hip-hip hurrah for this place.”
Joan Amen has lived in Stockton her entire life. As she aged, she developed numerous health problems, and now requires frequent monitoring and blood tests. For years, Joan and her daughter, who is her primary caregiver, would drive to multiple health care offices around town to get her tests done. It was an exhausting routine that Joan is now able to leave behind. Her routine has changed for better thanks to Sutter health and the Sutter Gould Medical Foundation. Watch Joan’s story ().
Caring for the Uninsured
Norma’s story — “I had nowhere to turn.”
Norma Gonzalez was in disabling pain but didn’t have health insurance and couldn’t afford the surgery necessary to correct the cartilage tear in her knee. She was unable to work or care for her young daughter. That’s when she connected with Operation Access and Sutter health and her life changed forever. Watch Norma’ story ().
Devoted Doctors and Donors Keep Doors Open
Brownsville’s story — “We do what we can, as well as we can, and as lovingly as we can.”
About 35 years ago two doctors left the big city for Brownsville, Calif., a rural community 75 miles outside of Sacramento. From a converted barracks of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the pair began seeing patients. A generation later, the Brownsville team is part of Sutter health and the entire local community has stepped up to keep this small medical facility up and running. Watch the Brownsville clinic’s story ().
Patient and Employee Satisfaction
Percy’s story — “This is the Sutter Difference.”
Each year, employees throughout Sutter health complete a confidential worker satisfaction survey. When he looked at his department’s survey results, Percy Williams, director of Radiology, Santa Cruz Medical Foundation knew things could be improved. So he worked with his team to make some big changes - changes that had a huge positive impact on patients. Watch Percy’s story ().
Additionally, Sutter Health’s first-ever comprehensive and interactive annual report, released last year, has received rave reviews and several awards including:
– Judge’s Choice trophy in the Aster Awards, recognition that is given only to division winners with perfect scores from all judges. One of ten such awards received from 3,000 entries. This achievement earned the report a feature in the award issue of Marketing Healthcare Today.
– Bronze Award from the 2007 Vision Awards Annual Report Competition presented by the League of American Communications Professionals (LACP).
– Finalist in the most-improved publication category for Ragan Communications.
– Merit Award from the International Association of Business Communicators.
About Sutter Health
Sutter health is a family of physician organizations, not-for-profit hospitals and other health care service providers that share resources and expertise to advance health care quality and access. Serving more than 100 communities in Northern California, Sutter health is a regional leader in cardiac care, cancer treatment, orthopedics, obstetrics, and newborn intensive care, and is a pioneer in advanced patient safety technology. For more information, visit .
Sutter Health

GLENDALE, Ariz., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ — ModernMed, , announced its partnership with Dr. Neil J. Sapin of Arrowhead Internal medicine Specialists, , to provide patients with primary care focused on prevention and aging well. Enhanced service offerings include same day or next day appointments guaranteed, an annual comprehensive wellness exam, direct access to Dr. Sapin and personalized health planning.
“ModernMed has the power to change the landscape of primary care,” said Jami Doucette, M.D., president and CEO of ModernMed. “By understanding and responding to the needs of physicians and patients in a way that is unique to the health care industry, ModernMed is ideally qualified to help build the relationships that will create the highest satisfaction of those who choose this extraordinary form of primary care delivery. Dr. Sapin has that desire to take primary care to the next level which makes our partnership a winning combination.”
Arrowhead Internal medicine Specialists, a ModernMed practice, , is designed to decrease severe illnesses and hospitalizations as well as guide the patient to their personal best level of health. While traditional primary care practices often have over 2,500 patients, which does not allow for much of a relationship with the physician, Dr. Sapin’s ModernMed practice will have only 500 patients. Having fewer patients will enable Dr. Sapin to provide extended office visits, test result consultations and secure on-line access for patients to their electronic medical records.
“I chose to affiliate with ModernMed because they promote total wellness for the patient which enables me to practice medicine the way I have always envisioned,” says Dr. Neil J. Sapin. Dr. Sapin is a Board Certified physician in Internal medicine and has practiced for over 30 years in Glendale, Arizona.
About ModernMed
ModernMed, , is a forward-thinking health care service firm focused on creating a new primary care paradigm that creates a better health care experience for patients, physicians, and corporations. ModernMed creates, implements, and maintains modern primary care practice environments across the country that provides high-quality, patient-centered atmospheres unlike any traditional practice setting. The ModernMed headquarters is in Scottsdale, Arizona.
ModernMed

WASHINGTON, July 23 /PRNewswire/ — Philip J. Dwyer, president and CEO of the Central Connecticut Coast YMCA, offered testimony before the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pension Committee’s Subcommittee on Children and Families today to call for increased funds for community-based solutions, such as those implemented at YMCAs across the nation, that will help reduce rates of obesity among children.
Dwyer spoke on behalf of the more than 2,600 YMCAs, that — for nearly 160 years — have been dedicated to the health of youth and families in America. Through Activate America — the YMCA’s response to the nation’s health crisis — YMCAs are changing the way they work inside their facilities so that they are more supportive of people who need help adopting and maintaining a healthier lifestyle. The YMCA is moving outside of their walls to act as a catalyst to improve community health.
“At the YMCA, our goal is to make the healthy choice, the easy choice for individuals and families by ensuring that our communities have adequate opportunities to engage in healthy behaviors where they live, work, learn and play,” said Dwyer. “Few organizations are in a better position than the YMCA to support change in children and their families. We have the knowledge, expertise, network and reach to succeed.”
Dwyer noted the YMCA’s long history of innovation in the area of health and well-being and highlighted recent successes, from the YMCA’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-funded “healthier communities” initiatives — Pioneering Healthier Communities (PHC), ACHIEVE and Steps to a Healthier US — that focus on collaborative engagement with community leaders, how environments influence health and well-being, and the role public policy plays in sustaining change. A total of 116 communities across the nation participate in these initiatives and 20 new communities will be launched later this month.
Each year since 2004, a group of YMCA’s have been selected through PHC to convene community teams comprised of leadership from YMCAs and other community sectors such as schools, hospitals, businesses, health-focused foundations, faith communities, public health, health care purchasers, faith-based groups, government and academic institutions. These teams explore creative and proven strategies to transform their communities into healthier ones by increasing opportunities for physical activity, healthy eating, preventing tobacco use, and other strategies to prevent chronic disease.
Communities currently participating in PHC initiatives have had success in influencing community walkability and pedestrian safety, access to fresh fruits and vegetables, and physical education requirements in schools. For example: the Central Connecticut Coast PHC team instituted “Friday is Fruit Day” in Milford, a No Child Left Inside Coalition, walking pathways and trails and walking school buses; a program at five Pittsburgh-area YMCAs made high-quality fresh fruits and vegetables available to community members to purchase at 40 percent market price; and, in Attleboro, Mass., they were able to get the right partners to the table to collaborate on the creation of an extensive city-wide trail system that would also connect to adjacent communities allowing commuters an opportunity to engage in physical activity and families an area for activity.
A recent study by the Trust for America’s health indicated that investments in the types of interventions implemented at YMCAs and other community-based organizations could ultimately save America $16 billion in five years in health care costs.
“I don’t believe that the YMCA can single-handedly improve health in America,” said Dwyer. “But I don’t think health in America can be improved without the YMCA. Our charitable mission calls us to support the healthy development of children and youth and to help find ways to combat the lifestyle health crisis.”
To read the full testimony visit:
The YMCA: A Long-Standing Commitment to health of Spirit, Mind and Body
YMCA of the USA is the national resource office for the nation’s 2,686 YMCAs, which serve nearly 20.2 million people each year, including 9.4 million children under the age of 18. Through a variety of programs and services focused on the holistic development of children and youth, health and well-being for all and family strengthening, YMCAs unite men, women and children of all ages, faiths, backgrounds, abilities and income levels. From urban areas to small towns, YMCAs have proudly served America’s communities for nearly 160 years by building healthy spirit, mind and body for all. Visit to find your local YMCA.
Contact: Kelly Kennai
312-520-0080 (cell)
YMCA

DARIEN, Ill., July 22 /PRNewswire/ — Healthation’s, next generation AboveHealth (AH) portal solution delivers a rules-based, claims-system-agnostic, real-time communication and administration to health plans. AH allows payers to manage web-based communication and transactions for both commercial and regulated lines of business in support of medical, dental, pharmacy, vision, life, and disability. AH offers highly customizable portals for Members, Employers, Providers, health Plans, TPAs, and Brokers. AboveHealth(R) enables users to streamline processes, increase productivity, and support regulatory compliance in one single solution.
AboveHealth’s Provider Directory is now updated to meet NCQA criteria, helping health plans to comply with NCQA accreditation standards. The NCQA, a non-profit organization focused on improving the quality of healthcare, has recently established standards and guidelines for managed care organizations (MCOs) in the areas of member rights and responsibilities as well as information and services available to members. Improvements to the Provider Directory include the ability for members to filter results to show only the member’s LOB and Network(s); view the providers’ specialties, certifications, and education; and view the facilities’ accreditations; and search for hospital and group affiliation.
AboveHealth now features provider scorecards that make provider ratings transparent for end users. President Bush’s August 2006 executive order mandates all health plans that administer benefits to Federal Employees must adhere to the 4 Cornerstones of Transparency: increase transparency in quality of care, increase transparency in pricing, encourage adoption of health information technology (HIT) standards, and create positive incentives that promote quality and efficiency in health care. The provider scorecards on AboveHealth’s Provider Detail pages supports health plans by allowing them to display the rating categories and scores that health plans generate from their own system. Provider rating areas include Member Satisfaction, Clinical Quality, and any other rating category the health plan determines. Both the criteria to determine the scores and how the scores are displayed can be tailored to meet the needs of the business plan, making the provider scorecard highly configurable.
AboveHealth rolls out new Member Interventions feature. Member Interventions is a tool providers use to view procedures that the health plan recommends be performed within a specific period of time. health plans define the ‘measure’ and the ’steps’ to be considered by the member’s physician and AboveHealth displays the resulting intervention request. When this feature is turned on, the intervention status appears at key locations on member based pages, signaling whether or not the member has active interventions for consideration. Clicking the status takes the provider or member to the member’s Intervention List where all measures and steps in effect as of the current or specified search date can be viewed.
About Healthation — Darien, IL- based Healthation is a healthcare claims processing and portal solutions software company helping health plans, third party administrators and self insured employers improve business performance with user-driven, rules-based, open architected, benefits management and transaction processing solutions. Healthation’s goal is to accelerate a retail transformation in healthcare with a real-time, open exchange platform. Healthation offers two industry leading products to the payer industry. The AboveHealth solution is a next generation claims-system agnostic, rules-based portal and AcceleHealth(R), the industry’s only web-based payer system built to administer benefits in real-time across all lines of business under one master member record, including medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, life, and AD&D.
Healthation

DALLAS, July 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Reflecting the growing emphasis on evidence-based cardiology practice, the American Heart Association has announced a September premier for Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. The journal — the fifth in a series of six new titles to appear under the banner of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association — will be published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.
“Our journal will be a catalyst for turning outstanding science into actions that will improve health and healthcare,” said Harlan M. Krumholz, M.D., S.M., who has been named editor of the new journal. Krumholz is Harold H. Hines, Jr. professor of medicine and epidemiology and public health at Yale University and director of the Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation at Yale-New Haven Hospital.
Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes arrives at a time when cardiologists are increasingly challenged to translate new scientific knowledge into meaningful advances in patient care and clinical outcomes, according to Krumholz.
“As a profession we are manifesting remarkable advances in our ability to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease and yet we see marked gaps in our ability to provide safe, effective, efficient, equitable, timely and patient-centered care,” Krumholz said. “There is a need for scholarship to promote improvements in cardiovascular health and healthcare, focusing on the end results of our efforts.”
The core of Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes will be original research studies that span the spectrum of cardiovascular outcomes research. The journal will also present papers focusing on methodology, including new measurement tools and analytic approaches. “Our journal will be multidisciplinary in its orientation and will welcome contributions that bring into focus the methods of a wide range of fields as they apply to outcomes research,” Krumholz said.
Other features will include case reports focusing on local innovations from practitioners, commentaries on clinical practice and policy, “primers” on statistical interpretation or methods, and “MMWR-style” rapid data reports. Online extras will include special data supplements, as well as the opportunity for readers to submit “E-Letters” in response to published articles.
“I am very pleased with the release of the latest in our new line of subspecialty journals, and with its new editor, Dr. Harlan Krumholz,” said Joseph Loscalzo, M.D., Editor-in-Chief of Circulation and the Circulation portfolio of journals. “With his leadership, this journal is poised to become a leading voice in the cardiovascular outcomes community.”
The editors are actively seeking new research studies and other manuscripts for consideration for Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. “Quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, economic and health policy research, among others, will be welcome,” Krumholz said. “To be competitive for publication, the research questions must be strong and consequential and the methods and writing should be outstanding.”
Information on submitting a manuscript can be found at .
Like the previous titles in the Circulation portfolio of journals, Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes addresses the need for tightly focused information at the cutting edge of cardiology. Four journals have previously launched: Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Circulation: Heart Failure, Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, and Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions. The final title — Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics — will premier in October.
Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes and all of the Circulation portfolio journals will be available in both print and online formats. The journal Web site, , will launch when the first issue is posted in September and will also present “Publish Ahead of Print” articles and other online features.
American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Premium Professional members will have free, full-text access to journal articles through December 31, 2008. The first issue of each of the six new journals will be available to the public for free as sample issues.
About the American Heart Association
Founded in 1924, the American Heart Association is the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary health organization dedicated to building healthier lives, free of heart disease and stroke. These diseases, America’s No. 1 and No. 3 killers, claim more than 870,000 lives a year. In fiscal year 2006-07 the association invested more than $554 million in research, professional and public education, advocacy and community service programs to help all Americans live longer, healthier lives. To learn more, call 1-800-AHA-USA1 or visit americanheart.org.
About Wolters Kluwer Health
Wolters Kluwer health (Conshohocken, PA), a division of Wolters Kluwer, is a leading provider of information and business intelligence for students, professionals and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health, pharmacy and the pharmaceutical industry. Major brands include traditional publishers of medical and drug reference tools and textbooks, such as Lippincott Williams & Wilkins [ and Facts & Comparisons(R); electronic information providers, such as Ovid, Medi-Span(R) and ProVation; and pharmaceutical information providers such as Adis International and Source(R). Wolters Kluwer health has annual revenues (2007) of $1,044 million (euro 761 million) and employs approximately 2,700 employees globally. For more information, visit .
American Heart Association

RADNOR, Pa., July 17 /PRNewswire/ — HTH Worldwide, a global health and safety services company, today introduced mPassport(sm), a mobile health information tool for global travelers. mPassport subscribers have convenient access to HTH Worldwide’s databases of global health and safety information when they are on the go and on their mobile phone. Subscribers can access mPassport at on their mobile phones or at on their computers.
Global travelers, whether traveling for leisure, business or study, need to manage unexpected and chronic health conditions, common travel-related illnesses as well as security risks. In the face of these challenges, mPassport gives travelers peace of mind. The mPassport database has over 4,200 qualified, English-speaking physicians and dentists in 180 countries and selected emergency and urgent care facilities for over 1,100 destinations worldwide.
“mPassport is about health care everywhere,” said Angelo Masciantonio, CEO and co-founder of HTH Worldwide. “The doctors in the mPassport database are the highest quality specialists, emergency practitioners and family physicians. About half of Americans who go on vacation for two weeks or more get sick or have some sort of medical problem. That’s why mPassport should be at the top of everyone’s packing list.”
The convergence of two major trends makes mPassport the right tool at the right time. First, the number of Americans traveling overseas is higher than ever - 64 million in 2007. Second, web-enabled mobile phones have become ubiquitous around the world. Most people have one in their pocket, purse or backpack.
Besides the HTH Worldwide searchable physician database, mPassport also features other helpful medical tools for travel abroad:
* Personalized health and Security Alerts published daily via SMS text
messaging and email. The alerts highlight breaking news about risks that
arise along the traveler’s personal itinerary.
* Searchable Hospitals, Clinics and Pharmacies profiles for over 3,400
notable facilities around the world. Many are contracted directly with
HTH.

- Emergency Room Hospitals - selected hospitals have 24/7 emergency
rooms.
- Urgent Care (Walk-In) Clinics - urgent care/walk-in clinics associated
with notable hospitals worldwide.
- Notable Local Pharmacies - important information on over 500 selected
pharmacies in 126 countries.

* Medication Translation covers over 400 brand-name drugs in the 24 most-
visited countries and yields the country-specific brand names under
which common prescription and over-the-counter medications are sold.
* Medical Term/Condition Translation captures idiomatic healthcare terms
(”hay fever,”"CAT scan”) and critical healthcare phrases (”When can I
travel?”) in ten languages.
* CityHealth Profiles convey critical information about healthcare
services in hundreds of the world’s most popular destinations: emergency
numbers - local emergency numbers for ambulance, police and fire,
emergency and urgent care options, vaccination requirements, local
pharmacy practices and more.
* Security Profiles contain up-to-date accounts of security risks for
hundreds of frequently visited destinations outside the U.S. Topics
include: terrorism, kidnapping, crime, political stability, reliability
of local police and transportation, preferred lodging
* txt5(SM) Group Text (SMS) Messaging allows subscribers to keep up to
five friends and family members informed of their travels via text
messaging or email. The subscribers save money by sending five messages
for the price of one.
* Featured Columns authored by physicians on healthy travel tips.

“All of the mPassport features were designed with the global traveler in mind,” said Andrew Orr, product manager for mPassport. “For more than ten years, we’ve been developing technologies to help business people, vacationers and students manage their health far from home. The mobile technology is convenient, cutting-edge, and our databases are expanding. These ingredients make mPassport the mobile way to trusted medical care, health and happiness. It’s the first of its kind.”
mPassport can be purchased online at mPassport.com. Pricing is subscription-based, and costs $9.95 for 30 days, $15.95 for 60 days, and $49.95 for a year.
About HTH Worldwide
HTH Worldwide provides health insurance plans and global medical assistance services for business and leisure travelers as well as students abroad. HTH programs are distinguished by a contracted community of hospitals and doctors in 180 countries. HTH combines its health and safety research, advanced Internet applications, and extensive experience in designing and delivering international health insurance plans to ensure customers’ health, safety and peace of mind. HTH was recently named one of North America’s fastest growing companies in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500. For more information, visit .
Contact: Cass Oryl
215.564.3200 x116

HTH Worldwide

GUANGZHOU, China, Aug. 8 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ — China medicine Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: CHME) (”China Medicine” or “the Company”), a leading developer and distributor of prescription and over the counter pharmaceuticals, traditional Chinese medicines (TCM), nutritional and dietary supplements, and medical devices and medical formulations, today announced that it will conduct a conference call at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 to discuss its second quarter 2008 results.
Joining Mr. Shensan Yang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of China medicine Corporation, will be Ms. Huizhen Yu, Chief Financial Officer. The Company plans to make an earnings announcement prior to the call.
To participate in the live conference call, please dial the following number five to ten minutes prior to the scheduled conference call time: 888-482-0024. International callers should dial 617-801-9702, Conference Passcode: 38093968.
If you are unable to participate in the call at this time, a replay will be available for 14 days starting on August 13, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. To access the replay, dial 888-286-8010, international callers dial 617-801-6888, and enter the passcode of 73037488
About China medicine Corporation
China medicine Corporation is a leading pharmaceutical company which discovers, develops, and distributes over 2,200 pharmaceutical products in China including prescription and over the counter (”OTC”) drugs, traditional Chinese medicine (”TCM”) products, herbs and dietary supplements. The Company distributes the products to wholesale distributors in 28 provinces, over 300 hospitals, 500 medicine companies, and 1,788 drug stores throughout China. The Company actively develops a number of proprietary products for many uses including oncology, high blood pressure and the removal of toxins from food and animal feeds. For more information visit the Company’s website at .
Cautionary Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning the Company’s business, products and financial results. The Company’s actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements depending on a number of risk factors including, but not limited to, the following: general economic and business conditions, development, shipment, market acceptance, additional competition from existing and new competitors, changes in technology, and various other factors beyond the Company’s control. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by this Cautionary Statement and the risk factors detailed in the Company’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. China medicine Corporation undertakes no duty to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release.
For more information, please contact:

Company Contact:
Ms. Huizhen Yu
Chief Financial Officer
China medicine Corporation
Tel: 1-732-438-8866
Email:

Investor Relations Contact:
Mr. Crocker Coulson
President
CCG Investor Relations
Tel: 1-646-213-1915 (NY Office)
Email:
China medicine Corporation

WASHINGTON, July 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today the Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC), a coalition representing the country’s national business leaders, consumer groups, organizations representing primary care physicians and other health care stakeholders, released its Purchaser Guide to the patient-centered medical home (PCMH). The Purchaser Guide is a handbook for understanding the medical home model and taking action to advance its implementation.
The PCPCC is organized and financed to provide better outcomes for patients, more efficient payment to physicians and better value, accountability and transparency to purchasers and consumers. Studies of the PCMH model show that it improves patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes. It also lowers health care costs by improving care coordination and communication between primary care physicians and their patients.
“Employers as purchasers have the leverage to push for transformative change in the way we finance health care to bring about better care delivery,” said Edwina Rogers, PCPCC’s executive director and vice president of health policy, The ERISA Industry Committee. “The Purchaser Guide sets out the clear advantages of the PCMH model for both employers and consumers, and provides the tools to take action today.”
The guide begins with a definition of the medical home concept and sets out advantages of its implementation for employers based on effectiveness for improving outcomes and lowering health care costs. A central impetus of the guide is to spur employer activity. One section illuminates a three-step “jump start” to help employers begin, plus six strategies purchasers can use to advance the PCMH model now:
– Participate in a regional pilot;
– Incorporate PCMH into insurer procurement and performance assessment activity;
— Align payment strategy with PCPCC adoption objectives;
— Build coalitions in support of PCMH;
— Engage consumers; and
— Integrate PCMH into other corporate health strategies.

To flesh out the model, the Purchaser Guide offers five case studies of PCMH initiatives and includes 21 summary examples of PCMH models in operation through the United States. One case study of the PCMH in practice in North Carolina saved the state’s Medicaid program approximately $124 million in a single year.
The guide also includes sample insurance contract language and a Request for Information (RFI) document designed to assist purchasers who want to work with health plans to advance PCMH.
The Purchaser Guide was developed over a six-month period by one of the PCPCC’s four working groups, the Center for Benefits Redesign and Implementation. Written by Michael Bailit of Bailit health Purchasing, LLC, members of the Center for Benefits Redesign and Implementation offered strategic input and review of the contents. It is co-produced by PCPCC and the National Business Coalition on health (NBCH), a national membership organization of employer-based health care coalitions.
“Employers, as purchasers of health care and as stewards of workforce health and productivity, have every reason to become advocates for a reinvigorated primary care infrastructure in this country,” said Andrew Webber, NBCH’s president and CEO. “The Purchaser Guide was conceived as a blueprint for employers on practical action steps that they can take to advance patient-centered primary care. I urge swift adoption by employers everywhere if we are to reverse the current erosion of primary care and reorient our health care system towards health promotion, disease prevention and chronic care management.”
“Employers are on the front lines when it comes to rising health care costs, and it’s in our best interest to ask key questions when we purchase coverage on behalf of employees, and align our payment practices to expand the reach of PCMH,” said Paul Grundy, MD, chairman of the PCPCC and director of Healthcare Transformation and Strategic Initiatives at IBM. “We also play an important role in educating consumers about the importance of having a primary care physician and what it can mean for their own good health. Primary care physicians will play a primary role in this transformation. We need structures that help them become more accessible and proactive in care coordination and disease prevention.”
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About the Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative
The Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative is a coalition of more than 150 major employers, consumer groups, organizations representing primary care physicians, and other stakeholders who have joined to advance the patient-centered “medical home.” The Collaborative believes that, if implemented, the patient-centered medical home will improve the health of patients and the health care delivery system. For more information on the patient-centered medical home and a complete list of the PCPCC members, please visit .
The Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative